Friday Finds - Floral Dresses

Oh no my Friday finds is late again but seen as I am writing this at 5.30am (children huh) I consider it pretty lunch still Friday.

Over the last few weeks, floral dresses (and bags and blouses) have begun to become something of an obsession. First there was the D&G collections, how amazing is that, then I recieved a Cath Kidston catalogue which seems to have taken up residence on my desk for flicking through at every possible opportunity especially when my internet connection is going slow, which seems to be a fairly common occurence at the moment.

One of the great things about floral dresses for me is that I can buy as many as I like as I know they will get loads of wear and will be kept for many seasons to come. For me there are some things that never really go out of fashion and florals is one of those. So here are some of the gorgeous florals that I have found over the last few weeks.

The ultimate floral dress - I love this, the print, the colours and the shape! Mimosa Dress by D&G

Liberty Floral Jersey Tube Dress by Annie Greenabelle - you need to really look at this print up close to see how beautiful it is.

Reluxe Upcycled Cup Dress

Johann Earl Vintage Button Dress (XS) - Urban Outfitters



Spring Rose Orla Dress By Motel Vintage

Vintage Floral Dress At Oxfam

Cotton Floral Dress - Marthas Closet Vintage

Don't forget to check out my Ethical and eco fashion page for more places to buy beautiful clothes.

Have a lovely weekend

With warmest wishes

Ceri X

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Friday Finds - Organic T shirts

I have never been much of a t shirt wearer but lately I have had an urge to wear more t shirts as I think a slogan or picture t shirt would be an easy option with a smart jacket. T shirts are the one thing that are not difficult to buy ethical and eco friendly. Here are some of my favourite finds.


Ying Yang T shirt by Not Just A Label

Always on V neck organic t shirt Red Robot

Marine Conservation Society organic fitted T shirt

Camilla Norrback Viveka organic printed t shirt

EJF organic fairtrade T shirt designed by Alice Temperly

Friday Finds - Ethical Clothing in the Sales

I am going to keep this post fairly short and sweet as a large glass of white wine awaits me once I have finished writing. I dare not start drinking it now incase I loose all trace of will power and buy myself new clothes that I just don't need.

For those that do need some new clothes, I have spotted some great bargains in the sales on ethical clothes, because if you do have to treat yourself, buying ethical makes you feel so much better about it, no?

I'm afraid the calling of the glass of wine is preventing me from putting full details of prices and ethical credentials for each item. Each of the items has a great reduction and is also ethical in one way or another you can find out more by clicking on the links.


Choolips Printed Jumpsuit

ASOS Africa hand crocheted dress

Black Floral Ruched Waist Dress

Jackpot Lyna Navy Spotted Rain Mac Trench

Komodo - Alana Organic Fairtrade Top

Noir Aurelia Silk White Shirt

Goodone Navy Bodycon Jumper Dress

Do you every buy ethical clothes, if so what are your favourite brands? I would love to hear as my ethical fashion guide is slowing coming together and should hopefully be published soon.

Have a great weekend

Ceri X

Fair Fashion - My Letter To The CEO of ASDA

Today I wrote to Andy Clarke the CEO of ASDA (actually the wording of my letter was taken from the Action Aid website) but I thought you might be interested to see what I wrote.


Dear Andy Clarke

I am writing as I support ActionAid’s Who Pays? Campaign to make fashion fair and am deeply concerned about the level of workers’ pay in garments factories producing clothes for Asda George in Asia. Women working in your factories are being paid wages which keep them trapped in poverty and mean that they are unable to cover basic living costs for their families such as food, clothing and education.

This is scandalous given that the cost of bringing workers wages up to a decent level would be as little as an extra 2p on a £4 t-shirt. I would be willing to pay this tiny amount if it meant lifting workers out of poverty and I think Asda should too.

Earlier this year, M&S promised to pay all its workers in South Asia a living wage by 2015 and agreed to pay suppliers more in order to cover this cost. Shouldn’t Asda now be matching M&S’s commitment?

In your new role as CEO of Asda you have the opportunity to make your mark and improve the lives of thousands of poor workers. You could make Asda an ethical fashion leader by committing to the following now:

- Setting a deadline for paying Asda workers in Asia a living wage
- Agreeing to pay suppliers more to cover the cost of wage increases
- Doing all you can to promote workers’ rights to freedom of association in factories

I look forward to your response.

Ceri

I generally try and buy vintage and second hand clothes, ethical fashion and more expensive investment clothes when I can afford it, so don't really shop much at ASDA anyway but, I have in the past bought a few items and childrens clothes from ASDA. I was quite shocked to find out that ASDA pays the people who make its clothes so little. Wouldn't it be great if ASDA could lead the way in stylish ethical and sustainable fashion, I would consider buying clothes there then.

What do you think? Do you shop at Asda and would you be prepared to pay a tiny bit more to make fashion fair?

You can write the same letter asking him to pay a living wage to garments makers in Asia or use your own wording here.

Do you buy ethical clothes?

I recently recieved an email from Laricea and keen as I am to promote ethical clothing, I have agreed to help out her out and also give you the chance to win some goodies. Here is what she has to say:

My name is Laricea Ioana Roman and I am a student at Kingston University, London. I am doing a Master in Marketing, Advertising and Communications and at the moment I am writing my Dissertation. My topic is related to ethical clothing, more specifically, I am investigating how personal values influence customers' decision to buy ethical clothing. In order to come up with some answers for my topic, I need some opinions from people who actually bought ethical clothes. Thus, I am kindly ask you to complete my survey, which will take you no more than 10 minutes and It could give you the chance to win £30 vouchers at The Body Shop and three eco-fashion books.

You can complete the survey here